SDSU INTERIM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH LEAVES FOR USC

Jualeah Woods, the interim women’s basketball head coach at San Diego State following the unexplained retirement of Beth Burns, was hired as an assistant on Cynthia Cooper-Dyke’s staff at USC. Technically it is a downgrade for Woods, who spent eight years at SDSU and held the title of associate head coach under Burns.

Other than a brief statement, SDSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk has remained silent about the reasons behind Burns’ sudden departure two weeks ago. The official SDSU posting for a new head coach says the school will begin considering applications on Thursday.

Mark Zeigler

NFL

Tim Tebow was waived by the Jets, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that had been expected for months. “Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped,” coach Rex Ryan said in a statement by the team in announcing the move.

• The Cardinals released guard Adam Snyder after taking two players at his position in last week’s draft.

• The Bills announced they traded linebacker Kelvin Sheppard to the Colts for linebacker Jerry Hughes. Sheppard had 80 tackles (56 solo) and 2.0 sacks last year. Hughes started six of the 16 games he played last year for the Colts.

• The Packers released guard Joe Gibbs. Gibbs, a first-year player out of Tennessee-Martin, was on Green Bay’s practice squad for the final six regular-season contests and both playoff games last season.

Soccer

The Sockers announced the extension of three-time PASL MVP Kraig Chiles’ contract, securing his services with the team through the 2014-15 season.

College baseball

USF (25-17) scored eight runs in the first four innings and made it stand up in an 8-5 nonconference win over San Diego State (22-22) at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

• Aztecs sophomore Mike RoBards was named Mountain West Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The left-hander from Oceanside High beat nationally ranked UC Irvine in a nonconference game last week.

College football

Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes is retiring from football after he injured his throwing arm in February and missed spring practice. Stanford also announced that fullback Geoff Meinken was not going to return for a fifth year of eligibility because a knee injury.

• LSU suspended running back Jeremy Hill indefinitely stemming from his arrest for simple battery over the weekend.

Sports and courts

Los Angeles Dodgers outfield prospect Yasiel Puig faces charges of reckless driving, speeding and driving without proof of insurance in Tennessee after police say he went 97 mph in a 50-mph zone early Sunday.

• Less than a week after the Godolphin steroids scandal, British horse racing is conducting another major doping investigation after trainer Gerard Butler admitted giving horses a product that contained anabolic steroids.